'I was introduced to the management committee of the Cundy Community Centre by a local regeneration project, the Canning Town Partnership,' says Jennifer. 'The centre wanted some kind of childcare facility on site but did not know how to go about it.
'They thought it could be a nursery during the day and then be hired out for evenings and weekends, but I explained that we had to have exclusive use.
'I found out that there was funding locally through Access to Excellence, which is European Single Regeneration Budget 6. This contributed towards the capital building costs and we were able to get neighbourhood nursery funding for both capital and revenue. We also got a loan through the East London Business Centre, which provided me with an adviser to help with the business plan. The centre had given us a loan for Smarty Pants, our first nursery.
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